Highreeving engine - at what rpm?

[Just_me]

When can you say a car use a highreeving engine?
Where is the redline according to you?
Above 7000 rpm or is 6500 rpm enough to be called a high reeving engine?

[Imhotep Evil]

Depends of the times/technology.
Once a 5000 was a high rever.

[monster]

Most petrol engine can reach 6500rpm, so for me I consider an engine high revving when the redline starting at 7500 rpm or higher

[The Artist]

^yep anything above 7500-8000 rpm is high reving according to me

[Tycoon]

Starting at 7500...

[Just_me]

IM E, I mean cars of modern times, cars today and not cars that existed when T-Ford were built

[Bruce]

7500 and above.

Good poll by the way.

[chonkoa]

I would consider a high revver to be above 8000 rpm.
The problem is the definition is constantly revised with the newer engines that we are getting.

[Sunny]

Nowadays I think it is 8000+. All the N/A engines in today's top sports cars like GT3, M3, RS4/R8, Ferrari, Lamborghini all have 8000+ redline. 7000 to 8000 is decent for a N/A engine but is not cutting technology any more. Also I think you need a 8000+ rpm redline to break the magic 100+ HP/liter barrier (atleast I don't know any N/A engines that rev less than 8000 RPM that make 100+ HP/litre).

[monster]

Originally Posted by Sunny

Nowadays I think it is 8000+. All the N/A engines in today's top sports cars like GT3, M3, RS4/R8, Ferrari, Lamborghini all have 8000+ redline. 7000 to 8000 is decent for a N/A engine but is not cutting technology any more. Also I think you need a 8000+ rpm redline to break the magic 100+ HP/liter barrier (atleast I don't know any N/A engines that rev less than 8000 RPM that make 100+ HP/litre).

If I can remember correctly the Ferrari 250 GTO has a 2.953L V12 engine which produces 300 bhp @7500rpm so that gives it a 101.6 bhp which is just over the 100 bhp/liter. Ofcourse the measurement equipment back then is not as accurate as the ones we have now.